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There is another form of terrorism or danger that follows a consistent pattern of greed, deceit and complete lack of concern about safety. Examples? The recent use of toxic cadmium in children's charms and jewelry. The source? China.

A Chinese official, referring to the episode, used the term "contamination." Come on. When cadmium content of jewelry reaches 80 percent to 90 percent, that is not contamination but an intentional ploy to bypass the limit on lead.

Another example: the use of the antifreeze component, diethylene glycol, to replace the sweetener, glycerine, in toothpaste and cough syrup. Can you believe it? The toxic cough medicines killed hundreds in Nigeria, Panama and Bangladesh. The source? China.

Yet another example, a sad one: the use of toxic melamine not only as a pet food constituent but in milk powder for babies. The reason? To fool the nitrogen analysis specification and use cheaper ingredients. Who knows how many pets -- cats and dogs -- died from this in the U.S. alone. This was no accident but an intentional scheme. The source? You guessed it. China. pandora style beads

A fourth and more recent example: The Chemical & Engineering News reported in its Jan. 4 issue on the growing problem of fake pharmaceuticals, including ineffective substitutes as well as harmful ingredients. It was estimated (guessed) that in developing nations, between 10 percent and 50 percent of drugs are fake. Known sources? China and South Asia. The companies responsible are using increasingly sophisticated methods rolex fake to bypass controls and regulations.

We cannot afford merely to react to each episode by proposing composition limits (e.g., cadmium content) on imported items. Obviously, the Chinese government is unable to control this situation. As a minimal step, I suggest that all imported packaged, canned or bottled products, ingredients, drugs, toys, jewelry be clearly labeled as to the country of origin. This is already done for shirts and shoes. Why not for products that can and have already caused harm? We should not have to prove an item unsafe; the importer should have to prove it safe according to our rules.

Second, I suggest that the U.S. ban any -- yes, any -- product originating from a company guilty of such crimes even if it later cleans up its act. Will unscrupulous foreign manufacturers work on ways to continue operations and avoid penalties, e.g., by re- organizing under a different name, relabeling, shipping ingredients to intermediate countries (e.g., Canada) or setting up shell firms in these countries? Based on past behavior, I am sure that they will. But at least we will begin to exert more control.

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My suggestions may seem biased and unfair, but based on past experience and the four examples cited, I simply do not trust Chinese products that will end up in contact with, ingested or consumed by humans or animals. There is a product on the market to help alleviate the pain of osteoarthritis, namely hyaluronic acid. If I have a choice between hyaluronic acid made either in Sweden or China, what will I choose? For me, I will select the Swedish product even though it is likely to be more expensive.

Furey, of Blacksburg, is a professor emeritus and chemical engineer.

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